Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about New Albany (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for New Albany. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the northeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals and doctors were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the north.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the north contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
New Albany is located in Mahoning County.
To see how the shape of Ohio's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Mahoning County: Columbiana, Portage, Stark, Trumbull, Lawrence (PA) & Mercer (PA).
Below are the counties that are near New Albany. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to New Albany:
- Mahoning County (The home county of New Albany)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Greenford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Hickory Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Patmos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- East Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Beloit
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Westville is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westville
- North Lima
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Sebring
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Alliance Junction
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Alliance Junction is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance Junction
- Carroll County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Augusta
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pekin is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pekin
- Watheys
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Watheys is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watheys
- Mechanicstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Malvern
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Wattsville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Wattsville is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wattsville
- Hibbetts
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hibbetts is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibbetts
- Wyncrest
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Wyncrest is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyncrest
- New Harrisburg
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
- New Harrisburg is located in Carroll County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harrisburg
- Carrollton
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southwest)
- Columbiana County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Leetonia
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Teegarden
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Teegarden is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teegarden
- Columbiana
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Coleman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Coleman is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coleman
- North Georgetown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Adair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Adair is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adair
- Lisbon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Reading
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Reading is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reading
- Hanoverton
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Franklin County
- Hilltop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Franklin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Jefferson County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Cream City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Cream City is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cream City
- Irondale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the south)
- Irondale is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irondale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 355 people
- Bergholz
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- New Somerset
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- New Somerset is located in Jefferson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Somerset
- Portage County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Keans ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Keans is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keans
- Lloyd
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Lloyd is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lloyd
- Diamond
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Diamond is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
- Palmyra
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Palmyra is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmyra
- Yale
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
- Yale is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
- Wayland
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Wayland is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
- Windham
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Augerburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Augerburg
- Campbellsport
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Campbellsport is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbellsport
- Rootstown
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Mahoning is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoning
- Drakesburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Drakesburg is located in Portage County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drakesburg
- Stark County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Alliance
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Limaville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Limaville is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 144 people
- Minerva
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southwest)
- New Baltimore
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- New Baltimore is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Baltimore
- Belfort
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Belfort is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfort
- Louisville
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- East Canton
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hartville
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oval City
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Oval City is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oval City
- Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greentown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Greentown is located in Stark County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentown
- North Canton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Summit County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Mogadore
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Myersville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Myersville is located in Summit County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Myersville
- Trumbull County
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Hilltop
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Hilltop is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- McDonald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- McDonald is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McDonald
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,019 people
- Lordstown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Lordstown is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lordstown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
- Niles
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Churchill
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Churchill is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchill
- Girard
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Bolindale
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Bolindale is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bolindale
- Klines Corner
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Klines Corner is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Klines Corner
- Maplewood Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
- Maplewood Park is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood Park
- Newton Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Canal
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- South Canal is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Canal
- Sodom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Sodom is located in Trumbull County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
- Beaver County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Cannelton
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Cannelton is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannelton
- Darlington
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Galilee
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- New Galilee is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Galilee
- Population from the 2020 Census: 349 people
- Esther ‑ Historic
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Esther is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Esther
- Big Beaver
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Big Beaver is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,827 people
- Glasgow
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Glasgow is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glasgow
- Population from the 2020 Census: 58 people
- Homewood
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Homewood is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 121 people
- Koppel
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Georgetown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Ohioville is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ohioville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,262 people
- Dawson
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Dawson is located in Beaver County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawson
- Midland
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrence County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Bessemer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- S.N.P.J is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for S.N.P.J
- Estimated population in 2019: 19 people
- Hillsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hillsville is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Robinson
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Robinson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson
- Enon Valley
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Mount Jackson is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Jackson
- New Bedford
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
- New Bedford is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Bedford
- Edinburg
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- East Moravia
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- East Moravia is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Moravia
- Mahoningtown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Mahoningtown is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mahoningtown
- New Beaver
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- New Beaver is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Beaver
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
- Nashua
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Nashua is located in Lawrence County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nashua
- Mercer County (PA)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Clark
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wheatland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northeast)
- Farrell
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Grove City
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sharon
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- West Middlesex
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Carbon is located in Mercer County (PA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
- Hermitage
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Sharpsville
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Hancock County (WV)
- The following are listed by their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Newell
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chester
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Lawrenceville is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawrenceville
- Fairhaven
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Fairhaven is located in Hancock County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairhaven
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to New Albany, see our County-by-County Page for New Albany.
Cemeteries Near New Albany ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of New Albany.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for New Albany - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for New Albany covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Old Lutheran Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hope Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Evangeline Lutheran Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Bethel Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Grandview Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Washingtonville Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Locust Grove Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Dutch Ridge Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lutheran Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Robbins Memorial Church Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stouffer Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Calla Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (509 more) ...
- Pleasant View Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Bunker Hill Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellsworth Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.<2>
While we didn't find New Albany in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of New Albany.
These communities are listed based on their distance from New Albany, with the one closest to New Albany listed first.
- Greenford
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Greenford is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenford
- Salem
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Calla
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Calla is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Calla
- Washingtonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Patmos
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Patmos is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patmos
- Ellsworth
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Ellsworth is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellsworth
- Garfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Garfield is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garfield
- Damascus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin Square
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Franklin Square is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin Square
- Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Valley is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley
- East Lewistown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- East Lewistown is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Lewistown
- New Buffalo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- New Buffalo is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Buffalo
- Continue List (16 more) ...
- Canfield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Winona
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Winona is located in Columbiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winona
- Rosemont
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Rosemont is located in Mahoning County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosemont
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around New Albany. See our List of 1890's Communities around New Albany.
Newspapers Published in New Albany ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 88 newspapers that have been published in the area around New Albany.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of New Albany, there are papers which were published within 15 miles [24.1 km]<3>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for New Albany.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These helpful websites offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to New Albany:
- Websites specific to Ohio
- Pages specific to Mahoning County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Carroll County
- Columbiana County
- Franklin County
- Jefferson County
- Portage County
- Stark County
- Summit County
- Trumbull County
- Beaver County
- Lawrence County
- Mercer County
- Hancock County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Ohio
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about New Albany, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- New Albany) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |